John Wu Wu Chih-yang | |
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| 吳志揚 | |
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| Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| In office 4 February 2015 – 16 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hsieh Chih-peng (acting) Huang Chen-tai |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Chi-chang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 20 December 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Huang Jen-shu |
| Constituency | Taoyuan Taoyuan 3rd (after 2008) |
| Magistrate of Taoyuan County | |
| In office 20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Deputy | Lee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin[1] Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin[2] Huang Hung-pin[3] |
| Preceded by | Eric Chu Huang Min-kon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1969 Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Relations | Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4] |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Harvard University |
John Wu or Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng; born 8 February 1969) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2009 to 2014.[5][6] Wu was the former Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) commissioner.[7]
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Early life
Wu obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University. He then obtained another law degree from Harvard University in the United States.[8]
Taoyuan County Magistrate
2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election
Wu was elected Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 defeating Cheng Wen-tsan in the 2009 magisterial election as a Kuomintang candidate.[9] He assumed the office on 20 December 2009.
| 2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Hakka Party | Wu Futong (吳富彤) | 15,087 | 2.08% | ||
| 2 |  DPP |
Cheng Wen-tsan | 346,678 | 45.69% | ||
| 3 |  KMT |
John Wu | 396,237 | 52.22% | 
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Taoyuan County upgrade
In July 2014, it was announced that Taoyuan County would be renamed Taoyuan and reclassified as a special municipality by the end of the year. The county-administered city, known officially as Taoyuan City, was to be renamed Taoyuan District.[10][11]
2014 Taoyuan City mayoral election
Shortly before the reclassification of Taoyuan County as a special municipality, Wu ran for the Taoyuan mayoralty in the 2014 Taiwanese local elections, again facing Cheng Wen-tsan, and lost.[12]
| 2014 Taoyuan City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Cheng Wen-tsan | DPP |
492,414 | 51.00% |
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| 2 | John Wu | KMT |
463,133 | 47.97% | ||
| 3 | Hsu Jiu-chih (許睿智) | Independent | 9,943 | 1.03% | ||
CPBL Commissioner
Wu became the commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and was reelected in 2017 with unanimous support.[13] During Wu's term, he further expanded CPBL from four teams to five teams, with the addition of Wei Chuan Dragons.[14] As Wu's term ended, Tsai Chi-chang became Wu's successor as CPBL commissioner in January 2021.[15][16][17]
References
- ^ "Taoyuan County Government - Deputy County Mayor". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Taiwan Taoyuan branch deputy governor Li Chao was blasting resignation allowed corruption involving land speculation - News". Newshome.us. 2013-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Taoyuan County deputy commissioner loses job over allegations of corruption - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss". 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Taoyuan County Government - County Mayor Office". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Magistrate Li Delivered "Fo-Tie", and Invited Tourists To Visit Kinmen". Kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ 歐, 建智. "蔡其昌接任中職第11屆會長 史上官階最高會長". ETtoday運動雲. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Wu, Chih-Yang". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (6 December 2014). "2009 ELECTIONS: DPP regains Yilan County seat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu". 28 July 2014.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (30 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: KMT's John Wu loses Taoyuan re-election bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ 哲郢, 張. "吳志揚連任首要目標 盡快催生第5隊". Yahoo. Yahoo News. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ 洪, 立文. "味全龍回歸！加盟通過成中職第5隊". 華視CTS. CTS Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
- ^ "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.
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